[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9394-9395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02905]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10419]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (request
for a new OMB control number). Title of Information Collection:
Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment
Interests. Use: Reports of Payments or Other Transfers of Value to
Covered Recipients.
Section 403.904 requires direct and indirect payments or other
transfers of value provided by an applicable manufacturer to a covered
recipient, and that direct and indirect payments or other transfers of
value provided to a third party at the request of (or designated by)
the applicable manufacturer on behalf of a covered recipient, be
reported by the applicable manufacturer to CMS on an annual basis.
Reports of Physician Ownership and Investment Interests
Under Sec. 403.906, each applicable manufacturer and applicable
group purchasing organization must report to CMS on an annual basis all
ownership and investment interests in the applicable manufacturer or
applicable group purchasing organization that were held by a physician
or an immediate family member of a physician during the preceding
calendar year.
Data Collection
The data templates will provide detailed information about the data
to be collected including the data element name, format, allowable
values, required versus optional fields, and other associated rules
intended to aid the applicable manufacturers and applicable group
purchasing organizations as they prepare for and participate in data
collection. Applicable manufacturers and applicable GPOs will engage in
data collection external to CMS within their own systems or tracking
tools. If we intend to make changes to the data templates, we will
provide them at least 90 days prior to first day of data collection for
the next reporting year. In providing revised templates, we will also
comply with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act to seek
public comments on the proposed changes to the information collections,
as required by law. This will allow applicable manufacturers and
applicable GPOs to make any necessary changes to prepare for the next
reporting year. This is the same time as the date by which we will
publish the list of teaching hospitals.
Data Submission Procedures for Electronic Submission of Reports
Section 403.908 requires that reports must be electronically
submitted to CMS by March 31, 2014, and by the 90th day of each
subsequent calendar year. Form Number: CMS-10461 (OCN 0938--New).
Frequency: Annual. Affected Public: Private Sector (business or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions). Number of Respondents:
396,514. Total Annual Responses: 396,514. Total Annual Hours:
13,327,065. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Erica Breese at 202-260-6079. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,
or Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
In commenting on the proposed information collections please
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of
the following ways by April 9, 2013:
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1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address:
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ------------------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: February 5, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-02905 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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